Cole Van Dais

South African Johannesburg singer pop rock alternative soul jazz world music

Cole van dais (pronounced Colay van day) is a South African singer who has been performing as an independent artist for over 15 years. As a child she was very shy, but her mother (who is blind) inspired her to sing when she noticed her talent and love for music. The fist time Cole sang on stage as a teenager, she won a singing contest. At first her sister managed Cole booking her shows at furniture stores, modeling events, and weddings, where she was soon spotted by a promoter who made her part of the girl band, ‘Simply Irresistable’. They became a very successful act in the 90s and toured schools, festivals, shopping malls, casinos and corporate events in South Africa, Namibia and Swaziland, at times as part of the KTV roadshows.

Cole also performed as a solo artist and appeared on TV shows such as The Toasty show, Teleschool, Jam Alley, KTV and NBC. After some years of performing at 100’s of shows a year, Cole needed a break from her demanding schedule and made a decision to turn down a major recording deal as she felt she needed to fulfill her dream of travelling the world. She moved to UK which was her base while she toured and sang in England, Scotland, The Isle of Skye, The Mediterranean Islands, The Seychelles and Europe selling her CDs independently. Her songs are currently distributed online by her own Independent label, COLE MUSIC, to online stores that include iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Youtube, Googleplay, eMusic, Xbox, Rdio,Wimp, RN Direct, Omnifone, Seezer and Music Unlimited.

She has performed solo, as a band and in production shows at corporate functions, casinos, festivals, theatres, schools, hotels and many other venues; and has had the privilege of sharing the stage with popular artists such as Village people (The Carousel), Julian Marley (World peace concert), George Harrison from the Beatles (Hari Krsna centre in Watford), Peter Strycher (ex partner of Freddie Mercury – at Pizza on the Park, Hyde Park, London), Conchita Wurst and Basim (Eurovision song contest 2014